I'm certainly not implying that. Do you really think Dane left because he couldn't stand up to the staggering intellectual firestorm inflicted upon him by R8ers? Would anyone?

Did Dane have a problem with the way this place is run? Yes. And he's not alone. As I mentioned to someone earlier today, this place is a pale shadow of what it once was. Every time we lose a solid, long-term contributor, it seems he or she is replaced by two ****head trolls and half a dozen idiot-ass n00bs who think the trolls are funny. That's not a good thing. This BB used to have the feel of a neighborhood bar. Now it's more like a loud, dirty, overcrowded club in a questionable neighborhood, and the best you can hope to do is find a semi-quiet corner where you hang out with the few people left who are actually worth a shit.

But this still isn't the reason he left.

Sounds racist to me.

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“The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they’re not.” - Hillary Clinton

It's kind of like M*A*S*H. Peaked in Year 3, jumped the shark by Year 6, and now in year 10 we're just hanging on, but the ratings are still good.

Dude, this place died with Jim

And can we PLEASE end this stupid ****ing thread already?
I mean christ on a popcicle, Dane has left teh building, all those in favor, wave your middle finger high.
Thoses opposed, here's a tissue, wipe your tears, and send him an email.
Either way, 1500 responces mostly besating our gums saying the same thing gets a bit old......
It's over, move on folks, nothing left to see here

He could have posted the entire story, and it wouldn't have made a lick of ****ing difference.

I certainly wouldn't have taken the route he did, but no matter how he went about it, there would be people standing in line to bust his balls.

That's probably true, but to the extent that it is, he mostly brought it on himself by going out of his way to bust balls at every opportunity. You reap what you sew. If Rain Man had posted this thread (minus the part about f***ing off and dying because that's not what Rain Man does, even though secretly he knows he's better than anyone here who didn't attend the same colleges he did), there wouldn't be anyone dancing on his grave because he's friendly to pretty much everyone. Even when he rips a foreign team troll who pops in just before a game, he does it more with humor than venom.

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“The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they’re not.” - Hillary Clinton

It sounds like you're saying the place has gone downhill since around the time we split DC off from the Lounge. I tried to warn you. This also helps explain why I haven't noticed the decline as much as you because I'm insulated from the apparent Lounge suckage over in DC where we have an outstanding collection of people who give each other shit but who would also give each other the shirt off our backs if necessary because we know the difference between message board and real life. Stop by sometime.

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“The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they’re not.” - Hillary Clinton

It sounds like you're sayin the place has gone downhill since around the time we split DC off from the Lounge. I tried to warn you. This also helps explain why I haven't noticed the decline as much as you because I'm insulated from the suckage over in DC where we have an outstanding collection of people who give each other shit but who would also give each other the shirt off our backs if necessary because we know the difference between message board and real life. Stop by sometime.

It sounds like you're saying the place has gone downhill since around the time we split DC off from the Lounge. I tried to warn you. This also helps explain why I haven't noticed the decline as much as you because I'm insulated from the apparent Lounge suckage over in DC where we have an outstanding collection of people who give each other shit but who would also give each other the shirt off our backs if necessary because we know the difference between message board and real life. Stop by sometime.

I bet you would love BEP to give her shirt off her back to you..

And Fraz IMVHO the board hasn't changed that much. Sure good people have left but we have had quality people replace them.